Alan Campbell

A temporary dock built by the National Park Service but described as unfit for ferry boat docking is causing havoc for Michigan hunters hoping to harvest deer on North Manitou Island this fall.
While the issue of safety when tied to the 100-foot dock extension remains unsettled – a ferry boat captain with 31 years of experience doesn’t want to put passengers in jeopardy while NPS engineers in Denver are sticking by their design – would-be hunters who bought permits for the island’s coveted eight-day wilderness hunt scrambled to find alternative transpiration.

A backlash over changes to hunts created for disabled hunters is having an effect on the minds of Michigan Natural Resources Commission members who supported for the proposal.
The NRC at its July 11 meeting voted 4-3 to restrict youth and disabled firearms hunts to antlerless deer only. Proponents of both user groups made their thoughts known to NRC members since the meeting, with backers of disabled hunters apparently leaving a big impression.